The Republican journal., 1887-04-14
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.
THE SMALL BOY.


Behold him now in the streets at play,
His cheeks with health arc ruddy,
But MS khuckles are ciapped and sollcd with clay,
And his trousers knees muddy;
But what cares he when tbs sports so rT;r.a?,
There's JOY for the boy in the marble time.
| Boston Courier.
Webster has his yacht painted and is max
ing the spars. She will be ready for sea in about
a month.
The April term of the S. J. Court for Waldo
county, begins in this city next Tuesday, Judge
Emery presiding.
Mr.. Charles A. Brown, of this city, says he shall
agitate the question of school for deaf mutcs in
Maine until he accomplishes his object
Two vagrants arrested in this city Saturday were
SO blinded by the snow they could hardly see.
They will rccuperatc at the county Jail.
A party of gunncrs were out in the bay Sunday
In the schr. James Il. of Rockand, in quest of
wild geese. The bay has been full of them of
| late.
| Clam digging and founder fishing have been in
| order the past week. There was very low run of
tides and the clans were extra large and fine
Ratio will have to load his stove pipe
| The Boston Journal of Saturday says: "Capt.
George +. Graves, formerly of Belfast, Me-, died
some time ago on the small island of Bonacco, near
| Honduras, where he had plantation which re
| quired his constant supervision.'
| Dr. W. II. Winsow, owner of the cutter yacht
| Pilgrim, now i'll winter quarters here and we'll
| known i'll these waters, writes from PittSburg to
the editor Of the Journal: 81 want you to try and
get off longer this season and let round Cape
Roster and do some delightful sailing in Eggemog-
| for
shall be on deck by Aug. Goth hope. Pack up
your dunlc and let Our George prepare to curl his
| toes in.''
| Mr.. Albert W. Thompson, of New Mexico, writes
his father in this city that he is driving that
territory in team, and meets with Interesting cN-
| pcriences. Recently he passed the night with an
| old ranchman who in earlier times drove bull
team across the continent. When he learned that
| Mr.. Thompson was from Belfast, Me, he said 81
remember the place, once went to sea in scir.
Malabar, Capt. Cottrell, of Belfast The man )
name is Mcintyre.
a Capt. Arey, of Ninalhavcn, was III Belfast last
week with view to making arrangements to sup
ply our markets with fresh fish the coming sum
mer. His plan is to have place of business on
! one of our wharves, and to run fishing vcssc!
down the bay. Some of the mark .tmcn with whom
| he discussed the matter thought the difficulty
would be the unrelability of sailing vessel,
which might be unable to make connections when
| fish were most wanted. A small steamer would do
the business. We do not know what Capt Arcy
decided upon.
| DR.. Edmund Abbott formerly Of Winterpar!
Me- who has taken the practice of the late DR.. \.
| d. Weeks in this city, represents the fourth gen
| Grafton of physicians in the family. DR.. Abbott
fntt mi,
! New York. DIR. Charles Abbott. who died August
| 10, 1873, was surgeon of the Twenty sixth Maine
Regiment I. 5. Volunteers and for years ranked
| as one of the leading physicians and surgeons in
eastern Maine. DIR. Abbott's grandfather gralu-
ated from Harvard Medical University in the ca $
| practiced in Dighton, Mass. Providence, Ii. L.,
| Sunday Telegram, April3 3.
Sir Ralph NJ. Perry, 3sistant steward Of the
West Hotel, Minneapolis, Mimi, sends the bill
| of fare of that famous hostelry for the Sunday
dinner April 3D. 1t comprises good things too
numerous for mention, and concludes with the
announcement that, "-All water used in this hotel
is from own arcsian weli.' But on the oppo-
site page is wine list to match that of the eiillcs
and it is enough to put the artesian water tp the
blush Visitors to Minneapolis will act upon
Greeley's advice and $50 TO Hotel West
Attorneys were in Belfast last week taking ,lepo-
stions of the crew of schr. st. Johns to be used Ii
the trial resulting from the collision of that schooG
er and the English steamer Fern HGne. Tho
| steamer libelled the schooner and the schooner
fled cross libel. The names of the actions are
"James Richie vs.. Schr. st. Johns and o. q
Brooks ct ais, vs.. James Ritchie.' The cases will
| come before the Admiralty Court lit Boston some
| time this summer. John {. Dodge son, of Bos
ton, represent the schooner, and Butler stllman
& Hubbard, of New York, represent the steamer
Mr.. Dodge of the first named firm and Mr.. Minder,
of the latter conducted the prcminarics in this
city. The depositions We're taken before VI. II
| Fogler, Esq, a Notary Public.
| Mr.. W. G. Crawford, of Belfast, for some time
past principal of the Thomaston High school, ha,
severed his connection with that institution, ;tIlt
after few weeks sojourn at his home i'll this city
will go to Massachusetts. The Rockland Courier
Gazette says:
| Mr.. Crawford is Il teacher of advanced ideas il
schoolwork, and the Thomaston High school ha;
been greatly benefited by his careful, systematic
| instruction. He is an excellent discipnlrian an,
the school under his charge has been Il model one
| Thursday evening, preceding his departure. Mr.
Crawfords friends gave him Il reception in s"o'
Templar Hall, where very pleasant evening wa
spent in social intercourse and cordial wishes
Among those present were supervisor l.. NJ
O'Brien, Judge Leyensaler, school agent an,
terms of Mr.. Crawfori's good work in the school
\ bountifu banquet was no trivial part of the eve
ming enjoyment.
The following was the order of service at the in
stallation Of Rev. i. w. Ryder formerly of Bel
fastas pastor of the Central Square Baptist Church
East Boston, Mass, Thursday evening April 9TH
1887: Voluntary by the choir lnvocation Rev y
J. Hopkins, East Boston. Reading of the Script
urcs Rev. Elijah Horr, East Boston. Introdhctor.
prayer, Rev. VIM. a. kecne, Chelsea. LYNN
Sermon, Rev. J. Warren Randolph. ID. D., of New
port, X. |. Hymn. Address of Welcome, Rev.
b. Bates, ID. d. East Boston, Prayer of Installa
ton, Rev Emery j. Haynes, East Boston. Ilan'
| of Fellow ship Rev. y. Il. Jones, Jr. East Boston
Charge to the Pastor. Rev. +. ". Bateman, Chelsea
Charge to the Church and Congregation, Rev. :
W. Foljambe, ID. d., Boston DoNology, "Prais
God from whom all blessings now.' Bcncdcton
by the Pastor
In AID OF THE MONUMENT FUND. Thomas ii
Marshall Post, &. A. r., of this city, will make on
more and final attempt TO raise sufficient fun,
for the erection of a soldiers monument. \ fal
will be given about the 10th of May, and on TIN
evening of the 9th, unless otherwise changed, JOIN
| X Pierce, formerly Of Waldo county, will lectlT'
at the Opera House, his subject being "Twcnt.
Years on the Frontier The proceeds will go to
wards the monument fund. Where Mr. Pierce lla
given this lecture in the west the press has hecl
loud in its praise. 1t is hoped the lecture will b
we'll attended. At the close of the fair the Pos
will take what money it has and buy 4 monument
The subscription papers left in the business place
in this city have brought but few donations. lie
lis make the coming fair something more tlan
fair success, and have Il monument worthy of thos
it is designed to commemorate.
BIBLE WORK IN BELFAST. ltis doubtless gcnel
arranged fora work of Scripture distribution, to b
begun at once in the city of Belfast, under tn
supervision of Mr.. +. B. Stlson, aided by one o
more assistants. 1t is designed to supply the dies
ttute with the Scriptures, sell at cost to those wh
wish to purchase, and gather religious statistics
No collections for the cause will be taken in any 0
the churches for the current year, but in place 0
them subscriptions will be taken from home It
home, and each pastor will be given receipt 70
the amount received from his congregation. Th,
undersigned cordially commend the work to th
sympathy, cooperation and liberal support of al
friends of the Bible and humanity: John \
Savage, Pastor Unitarian Church; Geo. L. Tufts
Pastor Baptist Church; B. c. Wentworth, Pasto
Methodist Church; b. r. Field, Clerk Congregl
tiona Church; j. w. Knowlton, Uniyersals
Church.
STEAMER NOTES The i. Il B. S. Cos steamer
have entered upon new schedule, making three
trips per week each way between Boston and Bel